Brewed in a windmill on the banks of the river IJ in the centre of Amsterdam, Ijwit is a well balanced wheat beer with hints of lemon and coriander. The beer is unfiltered so has a distinctive cloudy golden colour and is a great accompaniment for a summers day.
This wheat beer tastes fresh and crisp, defying its strength of 7%, and really is a beer to be drunk slowly and savoured rather than a Heineken-esque session beer.
Brouwerij't IJ now brew all of their beers using only organic ingredients, and being unfiltered, unpasteurised and top-fermented gives Ijwit and the other Brouwerij't beers a distinct fresh flavour apart from other wheat beers widely available on supermarket shelves.
To taste Ijwit at its best a visit to the windmill brewery in Amsterdam is required to drink it fresh from the keg along the banks of the river IJ. Ijwit is difficult to get hold of outside of Amsterdam, but website www.bier-winkel.com sells Brouwerij't IJ beers when available.
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